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Liam Conlon vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon
Lab Beckenham and Penge
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Liam Conlon and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 299 different votes 304 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 171 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
481
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
227
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
254
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
102
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£226,859
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£226,859
same as average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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